Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 17, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Winnipeg free january City touts licence fee for Casino Revenue share by Janet Mcfarland a senior civic committee has been asked to request the province pay a licensing fee for its Roulette wheels and gaming tables at the fort Garry hotel a to be considered by civic executive policy committee notes the City has no jurisdiction to License Casino but the finance committee suggested the City approach the province and to Amend the City of Winnipeg act to provide the raised Issue Al Golden Gle Lawn said yesterday he raised the Issue on the advice of former City councillor Guy who Felt the City deserved to be compensated for the extra polic ing costs associated with opening a Casino in there Are bound sooner or later to be matters of investigation by the police and matters of crime related to the operation of Golden finance committee chairman Ernie Gilroy Daniel Mclntyre said the Case is yet another example in a simmering dispute with the they cant keep imposing costs on us and then refusing to help cover the Gilroy the costs come to but the benefits regardless of what they there Are going to be costs associated with the province has sole authority Over betting and lottery related act but the City licenses pinball amusement Pool tables and vending these Casino games Are clearly games of amusement with one added feature May or May not lose Golden Gilroy said Casino games fit Natu rally into the licensing authority the City already the province is always telling us when we go Back for our financial assistance to look at our own sources of so this is what weve Golden said he Doest expect the province to react favourably to a request for City Power to charge the province More but he said the Issue has to be Treyve gotten themselves into a business where there going to make a tremendous amount of Money and we Are going to pay the Greg Selinger a member of the finance also said the City should at least attempt to recoup its theres no reason Why we discuss with the joint Dele gation about a form of Selinger in sure the prov Ince will resist draining Money off for licensing but its a legitimate thing to Golden said he estimate what the City would earn in licensing fees at the province weighs making Shoal Lake protected area by Donald Campbell the provincial government May soon act to prevent develop ment on the Manitoba Side of the Shoal Lake water Basin by de Claring it an environmentally sensitive environment minister Glen Cummings said the move is seen by Environ mentalists As important Progress in a fight against a Gold mine proposed for an Island on the Ontario Side of the if allowed to the Gold mine would be constructed on an Island about 10 Kilometres from Indian the drinking water source for Winnipeg res the announcement is meant to Send a message to the Ontario which is reviewing the proposed that Manitoba government would like it to enact similar legislation protecting the its one option we have to ensure were Able to keep up our Side of negotiations in terms of protecting Shoal cum mings such a designation would allow the Manitoba government to re quire special ant pollution Stan Dards and controls for any developments undertaken in the the Winnipeg water Protection which opposes the planned Gold mine by consolidated professor mines was pleased with the an if Ontario is going to be asked to stick to a set of then Manitoba has to demonstrate its prepared to do the said Brian an environmental lawyer representing the Liberal environment critic Harold Taylor Wolseley said creating special environmental standards for the Manitoba Side of the Lake would be a Good but added that in itself it will do nothing to protect Winnipeg water its a 10percent ninety per cent of it the Lake is on the Ontario he take advantage of Gigantic savings now on radio Shack toys and games novelties for youngsters of All Ages 18 robotic disco Mike executive decision 33 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